nice celebs

[slimjim]

Friday in the office and today's topic is 'name a celeb that no-one has a bad word to say about'. So far we have Bill Oddie and Trevor McDonald. Not a great start. Any more ideas?

[Dave Potts]

Bamber Gascoigne.

[thewillow]

Which reminds me of an ancient joke. Q.Who has an IQ of 200 and green p*bic hair? A. Bamber Grass-groin

[apricot]

Dustin Hoffman

[kags]

The recently departed Peter Ustinov

[football]

Meryl Streep, The Pope, Mother Theresa, Goldie Hawn, Albert Einstein

[Cetti]

Kenny Everett and Bob Monkhouse.

[molly]

Rolf Harris

[slimjim]

Bamber Gascoigne - hardly a celeb but we're allowing it. Dustin Hoffman got one no from someone who says he hasn't done anything good for ages. Peter Ustinov we agree with but we're looking for people still alive (it's easier to be popular when you're dead). Meryl Streep is a no ( a few people find her annoying). Can't have the Pope (almost started some nasty arguments here!). Mother Theresa - yes but dead. Goldie Hawn a no - too treacly (whatever that means). Einstein - no. Kenny Everett and Bob Monkhouse - both dead but definitely not universally popular in our office I'm afraid. Rolf Harris - a definite yes. Thanks everyone so far. Keep em coming.

[nomad2]

How about Melanie Sykes...must be unusual to be a great looking model & seem like a really nice person...must be because she's a northern chick!

[Donner Kebab]

Jamie and Louise Redknapp

[beenee]

Philip Schofield :)

[beenee]

Oh and for the record: I find Bill Oddie very annoying.

My vote for David Attenborough

[coggles]

I was going to say David Niven before the 'no stiffs' bit came up. Tom Hanks always comes across as a 'nice' bloke in interviews, as does Samuel L jackson, who seems a humble bloke too.

[darth vader]

bob monkhouse? i don't think so. my vote: Felicity Kendall

[andy hughes]

I vote for Norman Wisdom - not a particular fan of his comedy, but i can't recall a bad word being said about him.

[superloopie]

hey football - what do you mean no-one has a bad word to say about the Pope????!!!! Where've you been hiding these past 30 years?

[IndieSinger]

Doesn't tens of thousands of people taking the pee out of someone count against their niceness? I'm referring to Rolf Harris, who is ridiculed by celebrities (especially impersonators) and Joe Public alike. Mike Spilligan? Everyone loves him.

[Cetti]

I think you'll have to stick to 'safe' people like Henry Cooper or perhaps Frank Carson as most names mentioned here has something that annoys someone.

[Greedyfly]

Cat Deeley - Meooow

[secretspirit]

Jimmy Saville is meant to be nice but weird. My Mum met Spike Milligan but didn't realise who it was and he got her a chair to sit on without pointing out he was a celeb or anything. I've heard Rolf Harris is nasty off screen!